Tony has only one wish... getting home. On what should have been an ordinary school night, Tony finds himself thrust into a world of magic, wide open seas and pirates. Out of place and out of options, Tony joins The Kiligrew pirate crew and befriends a whole host of interesting characters, but he soon realizes more than one of his crewmates is keeping a dark secret. Will he ever return to his family and his world again... or will something or someone be too important to leave behind?
Photo from episode 5: Why is all the juice gone?
Tags:
m/m, m mc
Fantasy, action, romance, adventure
Queer, charming
High fantasy, modern fantasy
Magic/witchcraft, pirates, found family, mer, disabilities, genderqueerness, concepts
Rating: 8/10
I think the thing I like most about this is that it feels so exploratory: it truly encompasses that feeling of a whole new world that I love in fantasy, and it really feels like anything could happen. Even though there's not anything exceedingly original (though I do really fw the daylighters/niteskies construction), all the elements are handled with care, both in the storytelling sense and the visual sense: it feels really earnest to read. The characters are interesting and the pacing is well planned-out, and it just feels so intriguing, like anywhere the story goes could be fascinating, and there's dozens of possibilities.
Points missed on my glamtastic rating scale: 11) cookie-cutter syndrome, 13) bechdel test, 17) extra satisfying, 20) made me feel a lot. Generally speaking 11 and 13 barely count— there’s not much body type diversity but they’re all still characterized uniquely with outfits and stuff, and I really like the way the artist draws people, anyway. And I’m pretty sure the only reason it hasn’t passed the bechdel test (not 100% sure, also) is because the two main characters are men and it doesn’t switch POVs, but there’s still well-written women and genderqueer characters, it’s just not the focus.
Overall, I definitely would recommend this one: the art is immersive and engaging, the characters are nuanced, and the plot is pretty badass too.
Rowing at the lake in Central Park #crewcaptain #stripedtee #makinghimwork #upperbodyworkout #centralpark #360degreeview #newyorkcityskyline #centralparklake #LANYC2014 #hyperlapse (at Central Park Lake)
